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Liang Wen-chieh
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Liang Wen-chieh (Chinese: 梁文傑; born November 26, 1971) is a Taiwanese DPP politician who is currently serving as the Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.[1][2]
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Early life
Liang Wen-chieh was born in 1971 in Yonghe District, Taipei County (now part of New Taipei City), Taiwan. His parents were originally from the Dachen Islands who were evacuated to Taiwan in 1955 following the defeat of Nationalists by the Communists at the Battle of Dachen Archipelago.[3]
From 1990 to 1997, Liang studied at National Taiwan University, where he graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in political science.[1] During his studies, Liang was one of the leading figures of the Wild Lily student movement.[3]
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Political career
As a party official, from 1999-2000, Liang was deputy Director of the DPP's Department of Chinese Affairs. From 2002-2005, he was the party's Chief Deputy Executive Director for its Policy Research and Coordinating Committee and also an advisor from 2004-2005 to the Mainland Affairs Council. From 2020-2022, Liang served as a member of the party's Central Executive Committee.[1]
As an elected official, Liang served from 2010-2022 for four terms on the Taipei City Council.[1]
Electoral record
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Personal life
He is the husband of DPP Legislator Lin Chuyin.[2] From 2008-2009, Liang served as a lecturer in Constitutional Theory in the Department of Law at Aletheia University.[1]
Reference
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